Annual Salary
£19,000 to £28,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Accommodation wardens manage the day-to-day running of services like sheltered housing, youth hostels and student flats.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; at short notice
There will be
5.4% more Accommodation warden jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You could work in the community or at an adult care home.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course before applying for a job. Courses include:
You'll usually need:
You can train for this job through:
You'll usually need:
You could work as a warden's assistant and become qualified through on-the-job training. You could also work your way up by doing customer service courses.
You could start as a volunteer warden, for example, if you want to work with the Youth Hostel Association.
To apply directly, you'll usually need some GCSEs or equivalent, including English and maths.
You'll also find it helpful to have paid or unpaid experience of working with vulnerable groups and experience of working in a care setting.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about working as a warden from:Chartered Institute of Housing; Think Care Careers
With experience, you could become an accommodation manager with responsibility for several centres and wardens. You could also work in housing or block management.
With further study, you could work in a related area like social work or counselling.
You can find out more about working as a warden from the Chartered Institute of Housing.
You'll need: